Re: [CR]Musings From the Workshop: A Day in the Life

(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)

Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 08:34:56 -0700
Subject: Re: [CR]Musings From the Workshop: A Day in the Life
From: "Bainbridge" <gotfleas@earthlink.net>
To: <rocklube@adnc.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <3EEB28A0.1404@adnc.com>


"So why did Masi do it the easy way for about one year (1972) and then come up with a real twin plate crown that was a disaster and abandon it within a year or so? "

Brian,

Can you expand on this point?? Why was the Carlsbad crown a disaster? Was this a production related disaster in terms of 'slow and difficult to make" or is there an inherent flaw in this crown?

Bryant Bainbridge
Portland, Orygun